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Using interpreters with culturally and linguistically diverse older adults: What do we need to know?
Anne Pamela Frances Wand,
Corresponding Author
Anne Pamela Frances Wand
Department of Aged Care Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Diba Pourmand,
Diba Pourmand
Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Brian Draper,
Brian Draper
Department of Aged Care Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Anne Pamela Frances Wand,
Corresponding Author
Anne Pamela Frances Wand
Department of Aged Care Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Diba Pourmand,
Diba Pourmand
Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Brian Draper,
Brian Draper
Department of Aged Care Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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First published: 13 October 2020
No abstract is available for this article.
Conflicts of interest
No conflicts of interest declared.
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